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1. |
Cote d'Azur
02:46
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Feeling the pinch, got a new Maseratti
School fees, gym subs, dinner party
Whitening appointment, personal styling
Herbal ointment, keep smiling
Tightening the belt, got a lunch at Hestons
Nanny had to go, don't mention
Stocks are stalling, banks keep calling
Put it on the card, so boring
Let's get away - summer sun, Dom Perignon, stiff upper lip it's been too long
Time to play - ride the debt and buy some more, have some fun in the Cote d'azur
Times are tough, need a tuck and a face lift
Missed a golf trip, hard shit
Marble top fail, cancelled the kitchen
Life's getting grimy, it's bitchin'
Keepin up Jones, Safron & Hugos
Pawning the silver, God knows
Eating al fresco, take out from Tesco
Savin' the coupons, let's go
Let's get away - summer sun, Dom Perignon, stiff upper lip it's been too long
Time to play - ride the debt and buy some more, have some fun in the Cote d'azur
Squeeze is stifflin', future's frighten'
Time to face it, can't ignore it
We're drowning with the poor
Let's get away - summer sun, Dom Perignon
Time to play, escape it all in the Cote d'azur
Reality cuts a jagged edge
We lick our wounds and put it on red
Let's get away - summer sun, Dom Perignon, stiff upper lip it's been too long
Time to play - ride the debt and buy some more, have some fun in the Cote d'azur
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2. |
Perfect
01:55
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Roll up, roll up, it's the social fair
Count up the trophies, quif that hair
Leave out the spooks and the spivs don't care
Lay out your stall for the players there
Oh he's such a perfect boy
Oh she's such a perfect girl (whatever)
Daddy's so proud and mummy's got her hair done
Standing to attention for some weekend fun
Nameless, shameless, living in a fantasy
Naughty little lives in a model little family
Oh he's such a perfect boy
Oh she's such a perfect girl (whatever)
Look at your reflection, who do you think you see?
One plus one is sometimes free
Find a little courage to swing from the rafters
Leave all the crowd for happy ever-afters
Oh he's such a perfect boy
Oh she's such a perfect girl
Oh he's such a perfect boy
Oh she's such a perfect girl (whatever)
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3. |
Banshee
02:07
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You're givin' it that
Oyster Rockafellas and a wee Gewürzt
From where we're sat
Rome is slowly burning
We're the ones who's getting hurt
Banshee in a quarter acre yard
Screaming for a changing of the guard
You're moving your lips
Silver spoon and your tea leaf views
See the sinking ships?
Country overboard, so did you read it in the news?
Banshee in a quarter acre yard
Screaming for a changing of the guard
Heartless, fearless Humpties on a wall
Ten to one we bet you're gonna fall
Banshee in a quarter acre yard
Screaming for a changing of the guard
Going, going, going, gone
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4. |
Textiles
02:46
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Comes alive, doesn't say a lot
Head high, towel in hand
Doesn't dress for tea, no need to pack a lot
Not defined by tighty whitey lines
Ohhh
Likes the lifestyle, without textile
Don't matter if the grass is overgrown
Ain't no dark horse, runs his own course
Likes to flutter in the breeze
More D's!
Mind is free, a book without a cover
Lost his label, many tans ago
Spitting chicken, sensei in the kitchen
Dojo rules, everybody knows
Ohhhhh
Likes the lifestyle, without textile
Don't matter if the grass is overgrown
Ain't no dark horse, runs his own course
Likes to flutter in the breeze
More D's!
Keep blinkered views, in suburban mews
Textiled sermons, yesterday's news
He's heard it all before, really doesn't care
Open your eyes, imagine you're there!
Likes the lifestyle, without textile
Don't matter if the grass is overgrown
Ain't no dark horse, runs his own course
Likes to flutter in the breeze
More D's!
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5. |
Crown
03:11
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Go, go, go, smash it all down
Challenge all the rules
Don't suffer fools who claim a crown
You, you, you, dreaming of it
Know your bones and dance your own way
Keep your faith and never sway
From who you are
Rising, from the depths of dark seas
Reaching for the surface
Ascending up to breathe
Watch us, break free, fly and soar high
Bright stars on the skyline
This is, this is our time to
Stay
True to yourself
Go, go, go, smash it all down
Challenge all the rules
Don't suffer fools who claim a crown
You, you, you, dreaming of it
Know your bones and dance your own way
Keep your faith and never sway
From who you are
We know the odds are stacked
The haters hate but we'll fight back
Our faith is strength to see us through
These battle lines we've drawn with you
We hold these reigns, this change, this wave, this movement, conquer kingdoms
Stand for future generations
Fight for choice, fight for freedom
Stay
True to yourself
Go, go, go, smash it all down
Challenge all the rules
Don't suffer fools who claim a crown
You, you, you, dreaming of it
Know your bones and dance your own way
Keep your faith and never sway
From who you are.
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6. |
Silence
03:09
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What will you say,
As ashes blow away
And you file outside into the autumn air
He lived a simple life?
A garden and a wife?
And as the silence screams
You just stare
You see through me
Such simple words
Seems so absurd
Yet the price of love is more than you can bear
Your heart is caged in steel
You can't afford to feel
And as the silence screams
You just stare
You see through me
In your life you cast your shadow over me
Why won't you see?
Moments wasted on the hope of so much more
You see through me
In my life I've lived in shadows cast by yours
Fell in-between the cracks, ignored
I sing my song for you and open up my heart
You see through me
What will you write
With your hindsight
Did you take the time to learn enough to share?
What will you send
A stand in for a friend
And as the silence screams
You just stare
You see through me
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7. |
Not Like Me
03:15
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Not like me, Not like me
Nothing stands the test of time
In the end what's yours is mine
Only those who run like me
Know the visions that I see
Few of us are made to find
Higher plains of any kind
Think beyond the garden wall and
See the stars begin to fall
Not like me, Not like me
Nothing built will last forever
Drift apart or come together
Nothing comes to those who wait
Tomorrow's chances are too late
Every day brings strength of mind
The years are leaving you behind
I won't rest until I'm whole
Body, mind, aching soul
Not like me, Not like me
Never sought for second best
Never found the time to rest
Never closed my eyes to change
Always looked to rearrange
Nothing matters more these days
I have tried the other ways
Drifters cloud the way you see
Maybe you are not like me
Not like me, Not like me, Not like me, Not like me
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8. |
Got The Girl
02:19
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Their eyes first locked in a small cafe
Latte lips, Eggs Benedict, over Hemingway
By the time she caught the waiter's eye
He was in love
She had her mind on a dinner date at seven
He got it sown up, he'd died and gone to heaven
Status update: punching above his weight
Oo Ah, top of the world
Oo Ah, he got the girl
Oo Ah, she don't feel the same
Oo Ah, what a crying shame
Friday night on the pull with the lads
Practiced pout, Wonderbra, she's a drunken dream
By the time they left the dance floor
He was in love
He flagged a taxi to take them to the West End
She got her sights set firmly on his best friend
Status update: snagged himself a bombshell
Oo Ah, top of the world
Oo Ah, he got the girl
Oo Ah, she don't feel the same
Oo Ah, what a crying shame
Only drives at two speeds, doesn't mind the nose bleeds
Looking for his mother in the eyes of every lover
Heart is in the right place, head is lost in outer space
Slow down sunshine you've got more time
Oo Ah, top of the world
Oo Ah, he got the girl
Oo Ah, she don't feel the same
Oo Ah, what a crying shame
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9. |
1984
02:20
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I'm the millions sharing silence on the bus
No human contact, no need for fuss
Send a request to be my friend, I know we've never met
The real world scares me, I'm not ready for it yet
Facebook friends I'm up tonight,
I'm on show, gimme a like
My esteem grows on a share, gimme a love
Show that you care
I'm the blank face that you never look at twice
An ice cold aura, a silence vice
Send a request to be my friend, I know we've never met
The real world scares me, I'm not ready for it yet
Facebook friends I'm up tonight,
I'm on show, gimme a like
My esteem grows on a share, gimme a love
Show that you care
Yeah I know I could switch off my phone
But I bore myself when I'm alone
Facebook friends I'm up tonight,
I'm on show, gimme a like
My esteem grows on a share, gimme a love
Gimme a love, gimme a love, gimme a love, gimme a love
I'm the millions sharing silence on the bus
No human contact, no need for fuss
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10. |
Ten Percent
02:05
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When you hit the sack at night
Does your conscience bother you?
Does your overdraft of love
Drain the joy from what you do
Many years of tears, deceptions
Line the course you're set to take
All your wealth and shallow charms
Will be the last thing you forsake
We're open Sundays, come at 10 and take a pew
We got the hypocrites, we got the lowlifes
Dodgy dealers,cheating house wives
Ten percent deal, did we mention
We can fast track your redemption
When your past affects your future
Do you file appeals to suit?
Is your history a rewrite
Of the truth that's haunting you
Many moments mark the man
Some cuts can slice down to a soul
You can say it never happened
Just pretend you're in control
We're open Sundays, come at 10 and take a pew
We got the hypocrites, we got the lowlifes
Dodgy dealers, cheating house wives
Ten percent deal, did we mention
We can fast track your redemption
Oh yeah, sure we're screwed up like you
You'll fit in fine as you do as we do
We got the hypocrites, we got the lowlifes
Dodgy dealers, cheating house wives
Ten percent deal, did we mention
We can fast track your redemption
We got the pond scum, we got the freak shows
Judges sidekicks, sexual no-gos
Its a win-win we're a great fit
We're the shovel you're the shit
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Ambivert
02:40
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Put her in a box with a bow on top
Sunny disposition, doesn't say a lot
Keeps her head down, doesn't make a fuss
Works very hard, not one of us
But where her mind goes
Nobody asks, nobody knows
She's such a strange one
She's antisocial, she don't fit in
A twisted enigma with a Cheshire grin
Tittle tattle chat over morning tea
Gets a little bored with the company
Stifles a yawn, gets a blank stare
She'd give her right arm not to be there
But where her mind goes
Nobody asks, nobody knows
She's such a strange one
She's antisocial, she don't fit in
A twisted enigma with a Cheshire grin
Oh their mundane world is shaken to the core
She's riding in the cart, apples on the floor
She's antisocial, she don't fit in
A twisted enigma with a Cheshire grin
Come Monday morning just gone 9,
ASBO smile, quite benign
Best not try to empathise
Keep it stuum, divert your eyes
Leave the crazy well alone
Count the hours 'til she goes home
But maybe she's watching you
Watching her, watching you
But where her mind goes
Nobody asks, nobody knows
She's such a strange one
She's antisocial, she don't fit in
A twisted enigma with a Cheshire grin
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12. |
Takapuna Wives Club
03:14
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Bella's got a new man, Prada and a fake tan
Blonde locks, botox, boob lift, detox
She almost has it all
Networks, cocaine, shopping with his millions
PT, liquid lunch, cleansing, Brazilians
She seems so happy, darling
Credit card comes at a cost
Valium numbs the freedom lost
Trouble in the Takapuna Wives Club
Trouble in the Takapuna Wives Club
Club rules, tight lips, know your place, watch your hips
There's a script, no social slips
Only as good as your game
Don't ask, don't nag, spend it up, don't sag
Gotta keep on top to be a WAG
There's plenty waiting in line
Credit card comes at a cost
Valium numbs the freedom lost
Trouble in the Takapuna Wives Club
Trouble in the Takapuna Wives Club
People start talking, you'll find yourself walking
Social outcast, nothing to say
Minihaha it ain't that funny
When the tide comes in and washes you away
Credit card comes at a cost
Valium numbs the freedom lost
Trouble in the Takapuna Wives Club
Trouble in the Takapuna Wives Club
Remember you were free, money was your own
Friends you had were real, not a Stepford clone
Come now dry your eyes, reclaim your sense of self
Happiness is more than measured by your wealth
Trouble in the Takapuna Wives Club
Trouble in the Takapuna Wives Club
Don't know what it takes to make her happy
Too damn sad to leave her sugar daddy
Rich girl, poor choice, lost her own voice
Sold her soul to the Takapuna Wives Club
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13. |
Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah
01:53
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Blah blah, blah blah, I love the sound of my voice
Talk for hours but it's just a lot of noise
Think I make myself perfectly clear
Lights are on but there's no one here.
With all due respect, the fact of the matter is
Going forward, break down silos and touch bases
Let's get disruptive, push the envelope yeah
It's in the pipeline, let's take this offline.
Blah blah, blah blah, I love the sound of my voice
Talk for hours but its just a lot of noise
Think I make myself perfectly clear
Lights are on but there's no one here.
Run it up the flagpole, think outside the box
Raise the bar and get our ducks in a row
Synergise, my door is open
Blue-sky thinking, are you with me?
Blah blah, blah blah, I love the sound of my voice
Talk for hours but its just a lot of noise
Think I make myself perfectly clear
Lights are on but there's no one here.
I think I'm great, I've nailed it look at me
I've memorised the slides from one to ten and back again
I can draw and point and talk at the same time
With me on board, turn your water into wine!
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Sanctuary
04:34
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Too many voices shouting from the left and right
They breed oppression block the truth snub out the light
My axe is blunt from waging war at every turn
You build your pyres stack 'em high I'll watch 'em burn
Take a moment, breathe the air in
Feel your lungs charged with freedom
Take a sight line, mark the target
Squeeze the trigger and let it, let it
Let it rise, let it soar
Your spirit won't be crushed any more
Over land, over sea
Come to us, come to find your sanctuary
Your city's choking on its self-indulgent bile
Cesspit of fascists marching paradigms of style
Indignant outrage over things you can't control
Your freedom licenced you're just living on parole
Take a moment, breathe the air in
Feel your lungs charged with freedom
Take a sight line, mark the target
Squeeze the trigger and let it, let it
Let it rise, let it soar
Your spirit won't be crushed any more
Over land, over sea
Come to us, come to find your sanctuary
In this place we leave their prejudice behind
Free your body, free your soul and own your mind
Let it rise, let it soar
Your spirit won't be crushed any more
Over land, over sea
Come to us, come to find your sanctuary.
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15. |
Vanilla
01:19
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Give me chocolate, raspberry sorbet - hey
Give me sprinkles, crunchy praline - hmm
But where I draw the line though
Where people queue and flock go
I just don't do vanilla
Waffle cone, the shape don't matter - no
On a stick or laid on a platter - hmm
Dress it up any way you choose
I got the bruise to prove it
I just don't do vanilla
Lips go numb, brain freeze
Sticky fingers, wobbly knees
Change the menu please
I just don't do vanilla
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OLDER New Zealand
We produce music laden with antipathy for mainstream culture and seasoned with an alternative point of view, wrapped up in a deceptive layer of respectability. We champion the creative thinker and the under dog yapping in the wind. Everything we write is inspired by first-hand experience through our ADHD lens. If we resonate with you then that's a connection that means everything to us. ... more
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